Taking off : airborne with Mary Wilkins Ellis
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Author
Published
New York : Holiday House, [2022].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Status
South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J BIO ELLIS 2022
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J BIO ELLIS 2022
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Air pilots -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- Juvenile literature.
Airplanes -- Great Britain -- Ferrying -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Ellis, Mary, -- 1917-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
Great Britain. -- Air Transport Auxiliary -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Spitfire (Fighter plane) -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- Juvenile literature.
Airplanes -- Great Britain -- Ferrying -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Ellis, Mary, -- 1917-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
Great Britain. -- Air Transport Auxiliary -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Spitfire (Fighter plane) -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Holiday House, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Margaret Ferguson books."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 37).
Description
"As a child, Mary Wilkins Ellis longed to fly, but she had to wait until she was 16 before she could have her first lesson. She soon became the youngest licensed pilot in her English county, but then all civilian flight was banned when Germany launched its attacks on Britain in 1940. Mary was grounded. One day she chanced to hear a radio appeal for Britons with pilot’s licenses—even women—to join the Air Transport Auxiliary and ferry brand new fighter planes to Royal Air Force bases. Mary immediately applied, and spent the rest of the war delivering hundreds of different kinds of aircraft—most of which she’d never flown before—forming lifelong bonds with her colleagues, surviving many a close call, and helping to save her country from destruction. After the war she became a flight instructor, ran an air taxi service, then managed an airfield, the only woman in Europe to do so. In her spare time, she won rallies in her racing car. Mary’s childhood dream became a thrilling lifetime aloft, lasting until she died at 101. With watercolor and ink illustrations which perfectly capture the exhilaration of flying, Taking Off brings this little-known figure and her can-do spirit to life. Extensive material in the back of the book includes additional information about Mary Wilkins Ellis and the Airport Transport Auxiliary, as well as sources."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 6 to 8,Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House
Target Audience
Grades K-1,Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCully, E. A. (2022). Taking off: airborne with Mary Wilkins Ellis (First edition.). Holiday House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCully, Emily Arnold. 2022. Taking Off: Airborne With Mary Wilkins Ellis. Holiday House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCully, Emily Arnold. Taking Off: Airborne With Mary Wilkins Ellis Holiday House, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCully, Emily Arnold. Taking Off: Airborne With Mary Wilkins Ellis First edition., Holiday House, 2022.
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